cheers Ken I just found http://miataru.computing.net/windows95/wwwboard/forum/148070.html although its only the top two posts that refer to spyware I am guessing they are related. I am sure this is sucking memory too. I have heard of most of what effects machines but this was a new one on me and the funny thing is it has only happened since I moved from IE5 to IE6 :( All in the name of Interent Banking and ironically the bank said it was necessary to have IE6 for security issues!! Andrew >Subject: Re: [thelist] msinfo. error messages > > >Probably related to the spyware that is installed on your machine: > >I found these using Google >http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/cws/#list >http://www.computing.net/windows95/wwwboard/forum/147436.html > >Cheers >Ken > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Andrew" <andrew at humanbehaviour.co.uk> >Subject: [thelist] msinfo. error messages >: On start (Win98 machine) I am getting an error message saying that msinfo >cannot >: be fount it does have the file extention exe but that will probably cause >this >: mail to bounce! >: >: I click ok and then get another error message could not run win.ini so I >click >: ok >: >: Are these error messages serious? >: >: Andrew